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Hydrofarming Lecture

Charlie Pendorf is the Founder and Chief Operations Officer for The Hydrofarm Inc., a small platform hydroponic operation focusing on the quality and efficiency of commercial lettuce production. This off-grid farm utilizes solar power, less than 10% of water that a traditional farm uses, and operates on a fraction of the land that would be…

Kids’ Summer Story Time – 7/5

Kids’ Summer Story Time is back! Every Thursday morning in July, Miss Sue Capp will be reading a different story. Join us in the Kids’ Corner for story time, then participate in a fun craft and small snack downstairs in our Environmental Center. Cost is FREE. Age range is toddler to elementary school.

Kids’ Summer Story Time – 7/26

Kids’ Summer Storytime is back! Every Thursday morning in July, Miss Sue Capp will be reading a different story. Join us in the Kids’ Corner for storytime, then participate in a fun craft and small snack downstairs in our Environmental Center. Cost is FREE. Age range is toddler to elementary school.

Kids’ Summer Story Time – 7/12

Kids’ Summer Storytime is back! Every Thursday morning in July, Miss Sue Capp will be reading a different story. Join us in the Kids’ Corner for storytime, then participate in a fun craft and small snack downstairs in our Environmental Center. Cost is FREE. Age range is toddler to elementary school.

Suddenly in Command

Help keep your kids and spouse safe by teaching them what to do if you become incapacitated. Course Overview: The captain becomes incapacitated or falls overboard or you purchase a new boat and step aboard for the first time; you’re now “Suddenly in Command.” What do you do? This 3-hour boating safety class is designed for…

Kids’ Summer Story Time – 7/19

Kids’ Summer Storytime is back! Every Thursday morning in July, Miss Sue Capp will be reading a different story. Join us in the Kids’ Corner for storytime, then participate in a fun craft and small snack downstairs in our Environmental Center. Cost is FREE. Age range is toddler to elementary school.

“Who Killed Crassostrea Virginica?” Film Screening

While confronting head-on the conflicting claims about the calamities that struck down the world’s richest oyster grounds, this fresh perspective re-evaluates the roles of three groups that combined to kill off most of the oysters in the Chesapeake Bay. The roles of watermen who fish the oysters, oyster farmers who grow them, and scientists who…

“Burned” Film Screening

A film for anyone who cares about forests. BURNED: Are Trees the New Coal? is a feature-length documentary, which takes an unwavering look at the latest energy industry solution to climate change. The film tells the story of how woody biomass has become the fossil-fuel industry’s renewable, green savior, and of the people and parties who…

“Before the Flood” Film Screening

Before the Flood, presented by National Geographic, features Leonardo DiCaprio on a journey as a United Nations Messenger of Peace, traveling to five continents and the Arctic to witness climate change firsthand. He goes on expeditions with scientists uncovering the reality of climate change and meets with political leaders fighting against inaction. He also discovers a…

“Waterlife” Film Screening

Waterlife tells the epic story of the Great Lakes by following the cascade of its water from northern Lake Superior to the Atlantic Ocean, through the lives of some of the 35 million people who rely on the lake for survival. The documentary shows viewers the Great Lakes as they might appear to a seagull, a…